Scroll down for Friday's storiespublished at 17:40 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November 2017
We'll be back tomorrow
That's all from BBC Africa Live today. Keep up-to-date with what's happening across the continent by listening to the Africa Today podcast or check the BBC News website.
A reminder of today's wise words:
Quote MessageHurry hurry brings no blessing."
A Swahili proverb sent by Sophie Jordan in Gravesend, UK
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And we leave you with this shot of a pupil praying ahead of his primary school exams in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on Tuesday. It's one of our favourite photos this week: